Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — October 21, 2023 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated October 21, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid32 across · 34 down
1P
2A
3Y
4T
5S
6P
7B
8A
9D
10I
R
E
11E
W
E
12R
U
I
13N
14E
I
N
15S
16T
E
I
N
17O
R
C
A
18T
I
N
T
19W
A
T
T
20B
21A
22G
E
L
23C
24O
25R
N
26I
S
L
E
27H
U
E
28R
29O
30W
31F
I
E
L
32D
33S
34R
O
35B
E
R
T
36F
A
N
37I
O
38U
39A
L
B
A
40M
E
A
N
41S
K
Y
42B
43R
A
44R
45O
L
E
46P
E
E
R
47D
E
L
O
R
48E
49A
50N
51H
E
A
T
52A
A
A
53E
C
O
54O
P
R
Y
55B
L
Y
56L
E
D

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___-per-view eventPAY
4ASmall recipe measure, for shortTSP
7A"My ___!" ("Oops!")BAD
10ARage or furyIRE
11AFemale sheepEWE
12ATotally destroy (word found hidden in "bruin")RUIN
14A7D's furry companion in "Back to the Future" who shares a name with the physicist who deduced E = mc^2EINSTEIN
17A"Killer" black-and-white predatorORCA
18AShade of color, sayTINT
19AUnit of power that sounds like "what"?WATT
20ARing-shaped bread rollBAGEL
23A___ flakes (breakfast cereal)CORN
26A___ of Wight, county in the English ChannelISLE
27A___ and cry (public outcry)HUE
28ANoisy disputeROW
31APlaces where crops are grownFIELDS
34A___ Zemeckis, acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker who directed the "Back to the Future" film trilogyROBERT
36ACooling device with blades?FAN
37ALast three vowelsIOU
39AActress Jessica ___ of "Dark Angel"ALBA
40AStatistician's average?MEAN
41ABlue expanseSKY
42ALingerie item with cups?BRA
44AAuditioner's hopeROLE
46AType of pressure?PEER
47ADMC ___, car model that was modified into a time machine in "Back to the Future"DELOREAN
51ATropical topic?HEAT
52ABattery size for a TV remote, maybeAAA
53APrefix with "sphere" or "friendly"ECO
54AThe Grand Ole ___, TennesseeOPRY
55A"The Haunting of ___ Manor"BLY
56A___ light bulb (energy-efficient bulb): Abbr.LED

Down

1DMincemeat ___ (Christmas staple)PIE
2D"7 Rings" singer Grande, to her fansARI
3DCurrency in TokyoYEN
4DTypical high schooler, age-wiseTEEN
5DOn/off ___ (light-controlling button)SWITCH
6D"The ___ is mightier than the sword"PEN
7DDr. Emmett "Doc" ___, eccentric scientist experimenting with time travel in "Back to the Future"BROWN
8DSaintly glow surrounding a person, sayAURA
9DMerriam-Webster or Oxford, e.g., for shortDICT
13D___ Geo Wild (wildlife-focused channel)NAT
15DIron alloy used to make knivesSTEEL
16D"Shop ___ You Drop"TIL
20D___ Tannen, businessman who is the antagonist in "Back to the Future"BIFF
21DChina's continentASIA
22DCountry singer ___ Campbell who sang "Universal Soldier"GLEN
24D"___ Planet" (nature documentary series)OUR
25D"Take It on the Run" band ___ SpeedwagonREO
28D___ on (have faith in)RELY
29DCelestial sphereORB
30DSports organization founded by Billie Jean King: Abbr.WTA
32D"This pizza is to ___ for!" ("So yum!")DIE
33D"And ___ new chapter begins...": 2 wds.SOA
35DCookie creator?BAKER
38D"This is beyond incredible!"UNREAL
40D___ McFly, time-traveling teenager who is the protagonist in "Back to the Future"MARTY
41D___-mo replaySLO
42DWarning sound from a smoke detectorBEEP
43DAlfred Hitchcock's "___ Window"REAR
45DSkin care brand that rivals NeutrogenaOLAY
46DVietnamese soupPHO
47DApply with care, as ointmentDAB
48DConger or Moray, e.g.EEL
49DPass easily?ACE
50DWordless approvalNOD
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.